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Richard Neal: “We proved with the bilateral agreement with Peru that you…”

Featuring: Richard Neal, Democratic | U.S. House Massachusetts, 1st Congressional District

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Published | Video Starts at 21:20

But I don't think that it's a good idea for us to threaten Canada, which is our number one trading partner. We had our meeting with Trudeau. That's right. We proved with the bilateral agreement with Peru that you could include environmental concerns, the right to organize a union, and human rights. Right. And they accepted it on all three counts. And I think that that's the, that's the standard that we ought to employ going forward. (21:20–21:32)

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